Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Maldives
Maldives: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 73.13 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Maldives, 1978–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Maldives is 73.13, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Maldives peaked at 88.09 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 40.96, in 1979.
That places Maldives 42nd out of 188 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 41.8 | — |
| 1979 | 40.96 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 74.93 | +82.9% |
| 1981 | 88.09 | +17.6% |
| 1982 | 84.68 | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 85.02 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 72.38 | -14.9% |
| 1985 | 67.52 | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 67.53 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 68.07 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 51.54 | -24.3% |
| 1989 | 46.2 | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 45.52 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 50.17 | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 52.66 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 59.81 | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 58.64 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 63.57 | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 58.69 | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 53.23 | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 57.52 | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 57.81 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 57.83 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 53.54 | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 61.44 | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 60.22 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 55.92 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 61.95 | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 57.92 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 57.84 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 41.94 | -27.5% |
| 2009 | 54.53 | +30.0% |
| 2010 | 60.43 | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 60.34 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 62.68 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 64.06 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 66.31 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 73.13 | +10.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 73.13 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.09, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 73.13 is above the median for South Asia, which is 71.1, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +82.9% | 40.96 | 74.93 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.38 | 40.96 | 41.8 | 2 |
| 1980s | 70.6 | 46.2 | 88.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.76 | 45.52 | 63.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.31 | 41.94 | 61.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.49 | 60.34 | 73.13 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More external debt data for Maldives
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 6.06 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0005 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -4,576 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -3.25 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0002 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 5,658 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 64.49 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 4.13 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 4.48 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 205.69 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Maldives?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Maldives was 73.13 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 88.09 in 1981.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.96 in 1979.
- How does Maldives rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Maldives ranks 42nd out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.